Support the Socially Ostracized Communities & Children through Education, Health & Economic self reliance.
Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust works to uplift women, children, and marginalized communities through education, health, and life-skill initiatives across Madurai District, Tamilnadu, India.

Inspiring Change: A Grassroots Non-Governmental Organization
A team of socially committed individuals with several years of various developmental experiences who have been periodically meeting and discussing various issues affecting the poor and oppressed in general women and children in particular, attending and organizing trainings and other need based programs later at one stage realized the need for forming an association with legal entity and undertaking full-fledged programs with systematic planning.
Grassroots community engagement
Sustainable development initiatives
Focus on marginalized groups
Vision
A just, inclusive, and sustainable society where communities are empowered to shape their development, exercise their rights, and build dignified, resilient futures using their knowledge, assets, and collective strength.
Mission
To strengthen the agency, voice, and ownership of marginalized communities by promoting community-led development, locally rooted decision-making, recognition and mobilization of local assets and resources, inclusive participation, and innovative approaches to governance, philanthropy, and collective action. We work to build trust, networks, partnerships, and local capacities so that communities can lead solutions to the challenges affecting their lives and achieve sustainable and equitable development.
Core Values
Empowerment
Integrity
Inclusion
Sustainability
Community Participation

Krishna Amirthalingam
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (S.W)Founder, Managing Trustee & Project DirectorA Vision for Sustainable Change
Dear Friends and Partners,
“Together, let us work towards a future where development is not something done for communities but something shaped and led by communities.”
With commitment to community-led and sustainable change,
Project Director / Founder – Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust (ASSET TRUST)
Our Key Initiatives
Community-Led Development
We support communities to identify their own needs, define priorities, develop solutions, and take collective action. By placing people at the centre of planning and decision-making, we strengthen local ownership and ensure that development reflects community realities and aspirations.
Strengthening Local Assets and Resources
Every community possesses valuable assets, including knowledge, skills, traditional practices, local institutions, relationships, natural resources, and collective experience. We identify, recognize, and strengthen these assets as the foundation for community-owned and sustainable development.
Empowerment and Local Agency
We work to strengthen the voice, confidence, capacities, and decision-making power of marginalized communities. Our initiatives create opportunities for people to influence decisions, access resources, exercise their rights, and lead actions that affect their lives.
Our Impact in Action
School Sanitation Drive
Improving health facilities in rural Madurai schools.
Women Skill Workshop
Tailoring and handicraft training for livelihood.
Health Awareness Camp
Providing basic medical checkups and awareness.
Current Projects
Rural Evening Tuition Centre
Individual donor & Current donor
Free Note books and Educational support to 70 Rural Poor Students
Madurai District India - 2025
Establishing Evening Tuition & Special coaching for English & Computer skill training Project
Current and ongoing Project donor 2026 -2027
In the name of Sai Baba
(CSR Project)
Genuine Feedback. Real Impact.
Partnerships & Affiliations
Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust works with international donors, networks, and government agencies to deliver impactful grassroots programs.
Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust
Donations are eligible for tax exemption under Section 80 G of the Indian Income Tax Act. Please write to us at assetbasha2011@gmail.com and share personal Email ID, Mobile Number, Address and PAN No. so that we can send you the receipt certificate & share updates on our programs with you. We Expect your valuable support help Give your helping hands to our organization and Service for Poor Communities and Poor Children Education

